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Italy has introduced, the "Extraordinary Measures " to combat the spread of the largest outbreak of the new coronavirus in Europe.

the Prime Minister , Giuseppe Conte announced The Emergency plan, late on Saturday, as The Number of cases rose to 79.

The measures were imposed after the two Italian citizens confirmed, died of The Virus .

A dozen cities in the Northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto were effectively placed under quarantine, under The Plan .

About 50,000 people from the cities in the two Northern regions have been urged to stay at home by the authorities.

Mr. Conte said it was now forbidden to enter or to leave, the outbreak areas, unless a special permit has been granted.

All school and sports activities have been suspended in the areas, including several Serie A football matches take place on Sunday.

police and, if necessary, The Armed forces, to ensure The Authority to set the rules.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (C) said people would not be allowed to leave or to worry about entering coronavirus-hotspots

the Italian authorities, The Virus has been included on the isolated Cluster of cases in Lombardy and in Veneto, so that it is difficult to.

"The infectivity of this virus is very strong and quite virulent," Lombardy health-in-chief Giulio Gallera said.

The new coronavirus, emerged in the Chinese province of Hubei last year, but has been to 26 countries, where More Than 1,400 cases and 11 deaths confirmed.

Chinese health authorities reported a decrease in the rate of deaths and new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday. About 76 392 cases, including 2,348 deaths have been confirmed in China.

But outside of China, in cases without a clear connection to that country or one of the other confirmed cases continue to rise, prompting concern from The World health organization (WHO).

The Head of The Who , Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the biggest concern was now the countries with weaker health systems, particularly in Africa.

South Korea has reported that the largest number of confirmed infections to China and the outbreak on the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship off the coast of Japan, the More Than 600 cases.

In other developments:

The new virus that initially causes in the past year in the province of Hubei in China, a disease of the respiratory tract called Covid-19.

fever, fatigue and a dry cough are The Most common symptoms for the patient.

The proportion of people who die from the disease seems to be relatively low, with The Most only the development of mild symptoms and make a full recovery.

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